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That's a good point. I figured I would get hate for "internet whoring" anyway. Lose lose. I'll try that next time and see what I get as feedback.

Yeah, proxy is nuts. I'll stay with the scenic flights. Only did one help jump while I was there. The rest were real E jumps, and a dam. I'm sorry someone pooped in your Froot Loops.

It seems most people call it heli-base. I just don't get what is with the accusatory language coming from people. I was initially told it was a base jump, and as I said before, I am not convinced either way.

You are the one that argued it was, not me. "A bunch of rich kids too lazy to climb. Therefore not a BASE jump." - you I'm not convinced one way or another. As for a Dam being a "B" the BASE number gods have spoken and it is not a "B". They say it is more like a man made cliff.

GoPro Fusion, the magic software removes the stick. It's surprisingly not a settled issue. We bs'd in the pub for a good hour with other base jumpers. Some thought it was base and some didn't. Some thought a dam was a building and some didn't. Everyone seemed to call it heli-base but the debate was if it is really base or not. One person said "if you need base numbers count it as a base jump. If you need skydives count it as a skydive."

It was $150 and too unsafe to climb due to ice and snow. Also that is a terrible argument. If I go to the heli-boogie, those are still BASE jumps even though there was no climbing. We debated if a dam was a B and if heli-BASE was BASE at all, with many people at the pub. No real conclusions were made. So far on here is 3-0 for being BASE

It's perfectly legal over there, which is amazing. Dams and D and don't fit in BASE either. I think base gear low pull = BASE jump.

It isn't hard to understand, which is why your contradictory statements are entertaining. Anyway, for everyone else. Drilling the shell of the G4 voids the warranty from Cookie. When it comes to impact rating, the G4 will lessen the severity of trauma to your brain during an impact. This could prevent a concussion being elevated to a TBI or worse. When compared to the G4, the G3 does not have impact dampening foam and while it may prevent cuts and scrapes it will not do much, if anything to prevent brain injuries. Edit: Since it seems you have a rudimentary understanding of this topic, here is a brief explanation of this helmet impact rating. EN 966 Shock Absorption "Where helmets are intended to provide protection for the users’ head in the case where the user themselves provide the movement, or where the user is likely to come under impact from items other than from above, helmets are usually tested using the falling headform method. Instead of using a fixed headform impacted with a falling mass, the headform itself, with the helmet fitted, is raised above a fixed anvil and dropped to generate the impact. Headforms, which are typically made from aluminium alloy, are made in several sizes so as to allow a reasonable fit to the helmet, and contain a tri-axial accelerometer (three single accelerometers in the x, y and z planes). On impact, these accelerometers will record the acceleration (or in this case, deceleration) of the headform in all three directions, and record a resultant value. In addition, the acceleration plotted over time can be used to calculate the head injury criterion (HIC), which gives a measure of the expected likelihood of serious injury to the user. It is calculated based on an integration of the acceleration against time between two points on in time. Helmets can be dropped onto different types of anvil, including flat, kerbstone (corner) and specific-shaped anvils, such as balls. Drop heights will vary from each standard, depending on the perceived hazards in use. In the case of helmets for airborne sports, the headform is dropped from a height of approximately 1.5m (up to 89J) onto both flat and kerb anvils, with a maximum allowable acceleration of 250g (2453m/s2). Testing is carried out following conditioning to high temperature, low temperature or UV ageing."

If your reading comprehension was better (possibly English isn't your first language) you would understand that I said it is negligible when compared to an impact rated helmet. I can tell that you don't care about about protecting your brain. You care about bumps and scrapes which a non-impact rated helmet is handle well. When it comes to preventing damage to the brain caused by blunt impact like a baseball bat, the ground, or another skydiver, a non-impact rated helmet is not going to substantially limit the amount of force transferred to the brain.

I mean the warranty Cookie has for the helmet... not sure what you are looking for there. You are correct that an impact rating doesn't mean it is useless. It just means they aren't as good and in many cases negligible. I make my money with my brain and not my good looks (lol), a concussion or TBI could be the end of my financial stability.

Edit: It was a 4k. I had a specter 190-170 with no issues.

My old javelin fit that range. I think it was a 4k.... maybe

They had them at PIA. They are more comfortable than the G3 and have a removable liner that is easier to wash. On top of that they are impact rated. The only issue with that is drilling it voids the warranty. All of that being said mine is at the painters and I cant wait to get it.

sarcastic, but it is likely the cause of your issue.

wash your helmet and your face more.

Rude.

Makes sense.

Is that a water bottle stuffed in what looks to be a pouch on the side of your rig?

I think they expect you to buy a snatch.

great question

We millennials learned our attitudes from older generations. So anytime you or any boomer/gen-x that raised a millennial, remember, we learned it from you. Anyway, there is no such thing as adding to much context. It is one of the most important aspects of interpersonal communication. Asking "is skydiving dangerous?" is so incredibly vague it is nearly impossible to have a consistent quantifier.

Don't feed the trolls.

For wingsuiting I use: 5,500 4,500 3,500 1,800

I think every wingsuiter should have a 4 alarm audible; the 4th alarm being a "cut your crap immediately' alarm.